The Curse Emperor, as a Supreme, could naturally perceive the past and future, all that might occur on the timeline.
Of course, there were many exceptions. These events, which surprised even the Supremes, often created butterfly effects, altering everything they had previously understood.
Zheng Dong was one such exception.
He should have died long ago, but he broke the limitations of being a hybrid, becoming a mythical beast tamer and mastering the Law of Destiny.
With his mastery of the Law of Destiny, Zheng Dong was never perceived by the Curse Emperor as a figure who would emerge.
It felt that Zheng Dong would become its greatest enemy, obstructing its transcendence.
It had already memorized Zheng Dong's aura; no matter where Zheng Dong went, it would be able to find him.
After dealing with the Undying Dragon God, it would return to find Zheng Dong.
It was not worried that Zheng Dong would break through to become a Supreme.
In its view, Zheng Dong, in his current state, would need at least several more years to reach the Supreme realm.
Such a duration was more than enough for it to deal with the Undying Dragon God.
It activated its curse seal, releasing countless curse divine texts, forming a formation barrier to trap the Undying Dragon God.
The Undying Dragon God tried to evade, but the curse divine texts surged towards it like a tide, moving at extreme speed, instantly covering tens of thousands of miles and forming a death barrier.
Within the barrier, chains formed from countless curse divine texts tightly bound the Undying Dragon God.
The peculiar curse power, like Mount Tai pressing down, suppressed a large portion of the Undying Dragon God's strength.
The Undying Dragon God did not panic.
It had long been prepared for death.
Death was not the end; Zheng Dong would revive it.
After being revived, it would not suffer such indignity, constantly enduring the repulsion of spacetime forces.
However, it still wished to buy Zheng Dong more time.
It struggled, roaring, pulling the chains taut.
"Curse Emperor, you think this can trap me?" the Undying Dragon God bellowed.
"I don't want to trap you; I want to kill you!"
The Curse Emperor spoke, activating the curse seal in its hand and hurling it towards the Undying Dragon God.
The curse seal continuously enlarged, appearing like a pyramid above the Undying Dragon God's head, engulfing its entire body.
If it were to fall, it seemed it would crush the Undying Dragon God into a meat patty.
Seeing the descending curse seal, the Undying Dragon God opened its mouth and spat out a massive dragon pearl.
The dragon pearl shot towards the curse seal. As the two divine artifacts collided, they unleashed terrifying power.
However, the curse seal still held the advantage; descending from above, its explosive force was stronger.
The dragon pearl, spat out by the Undying Dragon God and moving from below, was at a disadvantage and was sent flying by the curse seal.
Fortunately, the dragon pearl also neutralized a significant portion of the curse seal's power.
The Undying Dragon God thus did not sustain much damage.
The Curse Emperor, however, paid it no mind and once again activated the curse seal, smashing it towards the Undying Dragon God.
The Undying Dragon God could only use its dragon pearl to defend.
This time, cracks appeared on the dragon pearl.
There weren't many cracks, but it was enough to indicate that the dragon pearl could not hold on for much longer.
Seeing the curse seal descending once more, the Undying Dragon God hardened its heart and self-destructed the dragon pearl.
The terrifying explosive force directly overturned the curse seal.
Many of the chains binding the Undying Dragon God were also blown apart.
The Undying Dragon God quickly took the opportunity to break free from the chains, intending to escape the death barrier.
Fighting within the death barrier put it at a significant disadvantage, making it easy for the Curse Emperor to scheme against it.
By the time the Curse Emperor reacted, the Undying Dragon God had already broken out of the death barrier.
The Curse Emperor's rage surged, its face contorting into a ferocious expression.
It had not expected the Undying Dragon God to be willing to self-destruct its dragon pearl.
That was a divine artifact that had accompanied the Undying Dragon God for many years.
The self-destruction of the dragon pearl had also caused damage to the curse seal.
Several cracks appeared on the curse seal itself.
Furthermore, the death barrier it had set up was blown open by the terrifying explosion, providing the Undying Dragon God with an opportunity to escape.
The Curse Emperor pursued.
"Bastard, can you escape?"
The Undying Dragon God knew it could not escape, but the faster it ran, the more time it bought for Zheng Dong.
It was not easy for the Curse Emperor to catch up to it.
The Undying Dragon God tore through space, rapidly vanishing from its original position.
The Curse Emperor sensed the Undying Dragon God's aura and also tore through space, pursuing it closely.
Meanwhile, Zheng Dong had returned to Dragon Abyss.
He did not seek out the Four Dragon Kings but found a secluded spot, unfolded his beast-taming space, and began to cultivate.
This time, he was determined to become a Supreme.
After fusing with his future self, Zheng Dong's understanding of the direction of future spacetime became increasingly clear.
He could use the Law of Destiny to peer into the past and future through the River of Destiny.
He could achieve what Supremes could, traveling to any spacetime.
Moreover, because he had fused with his past and future selves, he would not be repelled when traveling to other spacetimes.
This point surpassed other Supremes like the Undying Dragon God and the Chaos Divine Phoenix.
Zheng Dong now needed to introspect, to further understand the Law of Destiny.
After fusing with his past and future selves, he discovered significant changes within himself.
These changes were difficult to describe or articulate, but he could feel that he had become more perfect.
As he continued to understand himself, Zheng Dong attempted to extract his destiny thread from the River of Destiny.
One end of his destiny thread was connected to him, while the other end, through the River of Destiny, connected to his past and future selves in different spacetimes.
Now that his past and future selves had merged with him, he could naturally extract the destiny thread and integrate it into himself.
Zheng Dong cautiously attempted to extract the destiny thread bit by bit.
Any slight misstep could put his life in danger.
Fortunately, everything proceeded more smoothly than he had anticipated.
Having fused with his past and future selves, he successfully extracted the destiny thread and integrated it into his divine spark.
His divine spark then resembled a star in the cosmos, with the destiny thread forming an aura that circled and protected it.
Zheng Dong immediately felt refreshed and distinct.
Having mastered his own destiny thread, he had mastered his own fate.
From now on, his destiny would be his own, not dictated by heaven!
He could decide how his destiny would unfold.
At this moment, Zheng Dong's comprehension of the Law of Destiny deepened.
He felt that he could break through and become a Supreme.
He attempted the breakthrough.
Instantly, his divine spark, divine body, divine soul, divine blood, and divine kingdom all underwent transformations.
His divine spark became more perfect, self-contained, with the Law of Destiny as its core, radiating the light of myriad laws, more dazzling than the sun.
His divine body gradually evolved from a bloodline divine body into a Supreme Destiny Body.
Streams of destiny power surged through his divine body, strengthening every inch of his muscles, bones, flesh, and every cell.
His divine soul underwent the most significant changes, gradually transforming from ethereal to corporeal, wearing the Crown of Destiny, clad in the Armor of Destiny, and wielding the Sword of Destiny.
His divine soul manifested in a Dharma-like form, allowing him to instantly perceive all the statues in his temples and sense every person who prayed to him.
Unfortunately, with the epoch's transition and the descent of great tribulations, the temples he had originally established were destroyed, and his statues had toppled, none remaining intact.
Of course, Zheng Dong did not care.
Faith power held little significance for him now.
He no longer needed believers.
Henceforth, to transcend this world and become a transcender, no one could help him; he could only rely on himself, unleashing his inner power, to have any hope of transcending.
Concurrently, his divine blood was also transforming.
Every drop of his blood seemed to be condensed from myriad law powers, possessing immense might and capable of regenerating from a single drop.
His beast-taming space, representing his divine kingdom, also became more perfect, self-contained, continuously deriving and expanding.
Life began to emerge within the beast-taming space.
This was not life moved from the outside but life that spontaneously generated as the beast-taming space evolved.
However, these were not extraordinary creatures but ordinary grass.
The emergence of life proved the power of the beast-taming space. As the beast-taming space continued to improve, more and more life would emerge, even extraordinary creatures.
These lives were all under the control of the beast-taming space.
Zheng Dong discovered that all the destiny threads symbolizing grass converged, forming the River of Destiny.
And this River of Destiny was entirely controlled by his divine soul.
His divine soul merged with his divine spark, representing the Heavenly Dao within the beast-taming space, allowing him to perceive everything within it.
At this moment, Zheng Dong had also mastered the Law of Destiny.
He could influence and alter the destinies of others through the Law of Destiny.
Zheng Dong had also become a Supreme.
The countless elemental energies within Dragon Abyss surged madly towards Zheng Dong.
The Four Dragon Kings emerged from their palaces in surprise, looking towards the direction of the surging elemental energies, mistaking it for the Undying Dragon God's revival.
When they arrived, they discovered that Zheng Dong had become a Supreme.
This left them in disbelief.
How long had it been? Zheng Dong went out for a trip and returned having cultivated to the Supreme realm?
This was simply astonishing.
Even the Undying Dragon God, the Chaos Divine Phoenix, and the Starry Sky Supreme had not achieved this so easily.
Zheng Dong himself did not expect it to be so simple.
Perhaps it was because his cultivation path had been different from others from the very beginning.
He had cultivated the Law of Destiny and condensed his divine spark with it as the core, giving him an incredibly profound foundation.
Most importantly, he had broken free from the River of Destiny, fused with his past and future selves, and was not bound by the destiny of heaven and earth.
Without these constraints, it was naturally easier for him to become a Supreme compared to others.
The moment Zheng Dong became a Supreme, the entire world underwent a change. Both the Curse Emperor and the Undying Dragon God could sense a new power in the world, a power on par with the laws themselves.
Instantly, the Undying Dragon God displayed a look of relief.
It glanced at the Curse Emperor and decided not to delay any further.
It was severely injured and lacked the strength to continue fighting.
Thus, the Undying Dragon God lunged at the Curse Emperor.
Seeing the Undying Dragon God's ferocious expression, the Curse Emperor understood that the Undying Dragon God intended to fight to the death and self-destruct.
It did not wish to die and quickly dodged.
The Curse Emperor activated its curse seal, forming a wall of curses to block the Undying Dragon God.
But the Undying Dragon God was faster, already upon it.
With a deafening roar, the Undying Dragon God self-destructed its body.
The terrifying explosive force swept across tens of thousands of miles.
A massive red mushroom cloud ascended, destroying the surrounding space.
The sky and the earth continuously collapsed, plunging into spatial storms.
The world, already on the verge of collapse, accelerated its demise due to this event.
Countless world fragments drifted into the void.
They would either be destroyed or evolve into new异世界 (yì shìjiè - different worlds) or dimensional spaces.
The Curse Emperor was injured by the blast, suffering severe damage.
It glared furiously at the Undying Dragon God, but the Undying Dragon God had long since ceased to exist, not even a bone remaining.
"You are truly ruthless!" the Curse Emperor snarled, gritting its teeth.
The power of the Undying Dragon God's self-destruction was even greater than it had anticipated.
It not only destroyed the surrounding space but even affected other spacetimes.
This made it resent the Undying Dragon God even more.
It vowed to kill all Eastern Divine Dragons.
After the explosion, the Curse Emperor planned to find Zheng Dong.
It had not expected Zheng Dong to break through so quickly.
As a newly ascended Supreme, he was at his weakest, and it intended to seize this opportunity to eliminate him.
It sensed Zheng Dong's aura and pursued him.
Not long after, the Curse Emperor also arrived at Dragon Abyss.
Entering Dragon Abyss, the Curse Emperor sensed Zheng Dong's location.
Of course, Zheng Dong also sensed the Curse Emperor.
The Curse Emperor's arrival signified the death of the Undying Dragon God.
Zheng Dong felt a pang of sorrow.
The Undying Dragon God had died for him, in a sense.
Although he had not yet figured out how the Undying Dragon God had managed to return from past spacetime to his side in the present, he imagined that dying a second time must have been agonizing for the Undying Dragon God.
After all, no one wished to experience death.
For now, he could only deal with the Curse Emperor first and then find a way to revive the Undying Dragon God.
Thus, Zheng Dong drew out the Blade of the Past, preparing for a great battle with the Curse Emperor.
Having just become a Supreme, he was not yet fully familiar with his own power and could not kill the Curse Emperor, but fighting it was certainly possible.
Sensing Zheng Dong's aura, the Curse Emperor's pupils constricted in shock.
Zheng Dong, having just become a Supreme, was emitting an aura no weaker than its own.
What was going on?
It regretted not having dealt with the Undying Dragon God sooner and rushed to kill Zheng Dong.
If given another chance, it would have prioritized eliminating Zheng Dong before dealing with the Undying Dragon God.
However, it did not feel fear.
As the epochs changed and the great tribulations descended faster, its own strength would increase.
It represented calamity, one of the great tribulations of epoch change.
The stronger Zheng Dong became, the greater the calamity would be, and the stronger it would become.
Therefore, even if it could not kill Zheng Dong now, it would be able to kill him in the future.
It activated its curse seal, unleashing countless curse divine texts, intending to suppress Zheng Dong within a death barrier.
Zheng Dong, familiar with curse divine texts, quickly evaded the Curse Emperor's attack.
Immediately after, he swung the Blade of the Past, releasing world power to counter the Curse Emperor.
World power could divide spacetime and worlds, cleaving through everything.
In an instant, it shattered the nascent death barrier of the Curse Emperor into pieces.
The Curse Emperor's eyes widened; this was the first time it had witnessed world power.
This power seemed to inherently counter it.
Not only did it cleave the death barrier, but it could also cleave curse divine texts.
It even suspected whether the curse seal in its hand might be cleaved.
Damn it, how could you master so many types of power?
The Curse Emperor quickly guessed that this power likely belonged to the World Tree.
But the World Tree had long since disappeared, and even it could not find the World Tree, at most only finding its fragments or resurrected bodies.
Its sinister eyes emitted a malevolent glow as it planned to traverse spacetime to eliminate Zheng Dong's past self and alter history.
This was to weaken Zheng Dong, ultimately leading to his death.
Unfortunately, its plan was destined to fail.
Zheng Dong's past self had already merged with his main body. Even if the Curse Emperor scoured all spacetimes, it could not weaken Zheng Dong's power.
Of course, the Curse Emperor did not know this, otherwise, it would not have made such a plan.